He also revealed that Manchester United came in for him in 1995 but after Spurs owner Alan Sugar got wind of the interest he invited Anderton to his house and didn’t let him leave until he had signed a new contract.

Tottenham Hotspur fans launched an online petition in 2017 calling for Anderton to be honoured with a testimonial for his 12 years of service at White Hart Lane but as yet nothing has come to fruition.

Anderton is now working in the media both on television and in print and has made it clear in interviews that he has no desire to go into football coaching at a later date.